Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/12/11/16:43:51
At 06:37 PM 12/11/2001, Lamar Seifuddin wrote:
>I had already tried (removing backslashes) that! it didn't work
Yes, but did you try what I suggested (remove the backslashes and
quote the use of MUSIC_DIR in the cd command)? That worked fine for
me.
>I worked around this....
Good.
>thanks anyway.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) [mailto:lhall AT rfk DOT com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:24 PM
>To: Lamar Seifuddin; cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>Subject: Re: Directory names with spaces - No such - in script
>
>
>At 05:14 PM 12/11/2001, Lamar Seifuddin wrote:
> >Hello All,
> >
> >I am creating some scripts, setting up the environment
> > within the script.
> >
> >e.g.
> >
> >$ MUSIC_DIR="/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Audiogalaxy\ Satellite/Music/";
> > export MUSIC_DIR
> >
> >cd $MUSIC_DIR
> >=======================================================================
> >
> >I get an error:
> >
> >bash: cd: /cygdrive/c/Program: No such file or directory
> >
> >I'm sure there is an easy solution, I just can't see it.
> >
> >now if I created this without a directory (name) with spaces, it works.
>
>
>
>That's one easy way. You can also remove the backslashes and simply
>quote $MUSIC_DIR in your "cd" command.
>
>This is really a bash/bourne shell question. You should consult the
>documentation for these shells to get a better understanding of what's
>going on here and how to deal with it. Unless there is a problem
>specific to Cygwin in this area, it's rather off-topic here. Just FYI.
>
>
>
>Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com
>RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
>838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
>Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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